From: Bromberg, Kevin L. [ mailto:kevin.bromberg@sba.gov ]

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:23 PM

To: kevin.bromberg@sba.gov Subject: Reminder: SBA Advocacy Environmental Roundtable ‐ Friday August 1, 2014 ‐ Note 1

‐ 3 PM ‐ Addition of One Speaker for SNAP

Teleconference Number: 888-858- 2144 Acce ss Code: 9232939



### *** SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting *** FRIDAY, August 1, 2014 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

TO: Interested Persons

FROM: Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Chief Counsel, Environment David Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel, Environment

SUBJECT: Next SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Small Business Administration Headquarters,

409 Third Street SW. Send RSVP to david.rostker@sba.gov . We have adopted a casual clothes option for all Roundtable meetings.

Draft Agenda

1:00 - 2:00 PM Significant New Al ternative Program (SNAP) Proposal - Reduction of Use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

Emily K. Davis, Staff Attorney, Clean Air Project Natural Resources Defense Council

Cindy Newberg, Stratospheric Protection Division, EPA Office of Air and Radiation

Doug Fratz , Aerosol Products Division Staff Executive, Consumer Specialty Products Association

Mary Dane , Refrigeration Task Group Chair, North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)

2:00 - 2:30 PM Discussion2:30 - 3:00 PM EPA Sm all Business Ombudsman Office Overview Joan Rogers

, Small Business Ombudsman, Office of Small Business Programs, EPA

Roundtable meetings are open to all interested pers ons, with the exception of the press, in order to facilitate open and frank discussion about th e impacts of Federal re gulatory activities on small entities. Agendas and presentations are available to all, including the press. Anyone who wants to receive roundtable agendas or presentations, or to be included in the distribution list, should forward such requests to kevin.bromberg@sba.gov . The purpose of these Roundtable meetings is to exchange opinions , facts and information and to obt ain the attende es’ individual views and opinions regarding small business con cerns. The meetings are not intended to achieve or communicate any consensus positions of the attendees.

Small Business Environmental Roundtable

Issues for Discussion

August 1, 2014

Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP)

EPA announced a proposed rule on July 10, 2014, wh ich would terminate the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with high global wa rming potential (GWP) as part of the U.S. implementation of the Montreal protocol. Users of affected HFCs include hundreds of thousands of small businesses, including manuf acturers of foam-based products (e.g. marine flotation), aerosol manufacturers, commercial f ood refrigeration equipment manufacturers, retail food stores with refrigeration equipment, and automotive manufact urers. EPA should consider

the technical and economic feasibili ty of transitioning from the HFCs to the substitute chemicals,

and the time needed to make this transition.